 Stories About: biofuels
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Mind Over Motor
Dispatches from a student-run clean-car campaign |
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19 Aug 2005 |
Dispatches |
| The Road to Detroit campaign is run by 11 student organizers from around the U.S., one big, beautiful biodiesel and veggie-oil bus, and many friends and allies. Road to Detroit is a campaign of Energy Action, a student and youth clean-energy and global-warming coalition. Dispatch: 1 | 2 | 3 Friday, 19 Aug 2005 DETROIT, Mich. We know you know about fuel-efficient cars. You may even own one. Peak oil, the rising price at the pump, an ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, cars, Dispatches, education, energy, fuel efficiency, grassroots activism, Michigan, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Changes of Engine
On biodiesel vs. straight veggie oil |
Umbra Fisk |
17 Aug 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I have the opportunity to convert a 1979 non-turbo Mercedes into a non-diesel. The question I have is: to which should I switch, biodiesel or vegetable oil? I can't seem to find out which one is best, just that these two are better than any petroleum-based fuels, which we already know (thanks for your earlier column on hybrids vs. veggie oil). Also, is it possible to switch from biodiesel to veggie oil, ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, biofuels, cars, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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A Vroom of One's Own
On whether to eco-retrofit an old car |
Umbra Fisk |
28 Apr 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| My husband is an environmentalist. He wants one of the new alternative-fuel cars, but I have a dream to surprise him for his birthday with a 1970 muscle car (a Malibu or something like that) from his youth, which I would retrofit with a biodiesel or natural-gas engine. My questions are: 1. Should I put in a biodiesel engine or a natural-gas engine? 2. Who can do this for me in California (preferably the Bay Area ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, biofuels, cars (all these topics) |
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Veggie Tailpipes
On converting your car to straight veggie oil |
Umbra Fisk |
17 Mar 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, A few years ago, I bought a Prius because it was (and still is, unfortunately) the best car that's offered in our messed-up world. I'm now going to buy an old diesel Mercedes and convert it to run on used vegetable oil. I think this might be the best way to go. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks! Jilli Tarzana, Calif. Dearest Jilli, I answered the main part of your question in my last column ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, biofuels, cars, placemaking (all these topics) |
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SVO Speedwagon
On hybrids vs. veggie-oil cars |
Umbra Fisk |
14 Mar 2005 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I currently drive a 2002 Toyota Prius that gets about 40 to 42 miles per gallon on the highway, which is where most of my driving takes place. However, I've recently become enamored with biodiesel vehicles, and specifically with straight vegetable oil (SVO) vehicles. I'm interested in investing in an SVO system fueled by, hopefully, recycled oil from local restaurants. I've looked into your column archives, and i ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, biofuels, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, placemaking, Prius (all these topics) |
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Ain't it funny how time slips away
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Katharine Wroth |
15 Feb 2005 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: biofuels, celebrity, energy (all these topics) |
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Mikey Likes It
Bush's pick to head the USDA is a big ethanol booster |
Amanda Griscom Little |
09 Dec 2004 |
Muckraker |
| At a White House ceremony last week announcing the nomination of Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns (R) to succeed Ann Veneman as agriculture secretary, President Bush called his pick "a strong proponent of alternative energy sources, such as ethanol and biodiesel," later adding that "in a new term, we'll continue policies that are pro-growth, pro-jobs, and pro-farmer." Johanns ( ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, Department of Agriculture, energy, ethanol, Muckraker, politics (all these topics) |
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Is That a Lawmaker in Your Pocket, or ... ?
A breakdown of the Senate vote to end debate on the energy bill |
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21 Nov 2003 |
Muckraker |
| A massive energy bill backed by the Bush administration stalled out in the Senate this morning, when its supporters failed to garner the necessary 60 votes to end debate on the legislation. Only 57 senators voted to halt debate; 40 voted to keep it going. Those in favor of the bill, which has already been passed by the House, say it would increase and diversify energy sources a ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, energy, Muckraker, politics, renewable energy, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Grease Be With You
Advice on converting to biodiesel |
Umbra Fisk |
10 Oct 2002 |
Ask Umbra |
| Umbra, I own a diesel VW Golf, which I bought thinking it was a better choice for the environment than a gasoline engine. Therefore, I was disappointed to read your message that diesel is probably a worse choice. However, you didn't talk at all about biodiesel. Can you give us a rundown on this fuel -- how to get it, how it may be beneficial, and what you might have to do to ensure your car can run on it safely? Thank ... |
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| Topics: advice, agriculture, Ask Umbra, biofuels, cars, energy, food and agriculture, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Pioneer Hybrid
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03 May 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Pioneer Hybrid Despite the five-month waiting list for Toyota Priuses in the U.S., Toyota has no plans to boost production numbers for its four-door gas-electric hybrid, which gets between 45 and 52 miles per gallon of gasoline. Toyota and Honda (its two-door Insight rates between 61 and 68 mpg) are planning to build fewer than 20,000 hybrid cars for sale this year in the U.S., where ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, cars, electric vehicles, hybrids, Leonardo DiCaprio, Prius (all these topics) |
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